Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17936, Christopher Dunn, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Hunn, Christopher
NUMBER
S. 17936
carded
CONTENTS
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3712-
Maine
Christopher Dunn
Belgrade in the State of Maine
who was a Musician in the Company commanded by Captain Mayberry of the Reg't commanded by Col Lufaper in the Mass'a line for
16 mo 20 days
Enscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 88 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of Dec r 1832 and sent to R. C. Vose
Augusta Maine
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $ 132
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th Mar 1833 — 44
$ 176
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Cler k Book D Vol. 1 st Page 64

April 1 - 1838 AB-

Christopher Dunn
Musician - Mass. troops,
Mahony's Co; Tappan's Regt.
3 years,
see how long musician by role
admit - musician
# 88
R. K. Vose, Augusta, Me.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
ON this Eight day of July A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Christopher Durn a resident of Belgrade in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, aged Seventy two years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1777 with Captain Richard Malony and served in Col. Francis. — regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: Malony Captain, and Francis Colonel, who was killed at Hubbards stone, when Col Tupper took the command. he enlisted and served three years from 1 January 1777 to last of December 1779 when he was discharged at West Point and that he has lost his discharge. and that he served half the time as a musician, and as such was discharged.
That he was placed on the Maine roll under the Act of Congress of March 18, 1818, and that his pension certificate is numbered 6068 and dropped therefrom on account of his  property . That at that time he resided in Belgrade in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, and now resides in the said Belgrade That now having made a schedule of property, he was dropped  suspended from the roll
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State, except as aforesaid.
Christopher Durn
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Before
Nathan Weston Jun Just S. J. Court
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston Jun

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of Christopher Dunn for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 9 th day of July
A. D. 183 2 ,
J. A. Chandler Clerk

October 2, 1937
Christopher Dunn S. 17936 BA-J/AWF AWF
Mrs. Homer Potter 2 Deering Street Bath, Maine
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Christopher Dunn, soldier of the Revolutionary War from Massachusetts.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 17936, based upon the military service of Christopher Dunn in the War of the Revolution.
Christopher Dunn was born at Cape Elizabeth, District of Maine. The date of his birth was not given, nor were the names of his parents stated.
Christopher Dunn enlisted January 1, 1777 and served as a private in Captain Richard Mayberry's company in Colonel Francis' Massachusetts regiment, was in the battle of Hubbardton, where his colonel was killed, and Colonel Tupper commanded the regiment, was in the battle of Stillwater, wintered at Valley Forge, in the battle of Monmouth, and was discharged the last of December, 1779, at West Point, the latter part of his service he was a fifer.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1818, at which time he was fifty-eight years of age and living in Belgrade, Kennebec County, District of Maine. He was living in Belgrade in 1832, and died April 1, 1838.
The papers on file in this claim contain no

reference to the family of the soldier, Christopher Dunn.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

17936
INVALID.
Oct 299 Morris Dunn. Hampton Va
File No. 17936
See mid 412 1937- Oct 2 - link to Mrs. Homer Potter a-s
Christopher Dunn
Musician Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89
Index: —Vol. 1 , Page 44
[Arrangement of 1870.]

C Dunn
Christopher Dunn Mice 17936

This Certifies that Christopher Dunn was Mustered as a Soldier in Capt. Richard Malborough's Comp y - in Col. Francis Dwyer's Reg t to serve in the Continental Army for the term of three years and was equipped with guns and other appointments - as ordered by
a Court — State of Massachusetts Bay
at Walmouth —
Daniel Pills Master's Master for the County Cumberland
Paid Linn 100 50 1/2 Jan y 21 st 1778 D. Pills

6068.
Maine
Christopher Dunn, private
Massachusetts line - 3 Years In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of the District of Maine at the rate of 8 - Dollars per month, to commence the 2 d of Oct. 1810.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th of January and att d R.C. Vose.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 5 mo 3/31, Semi-annual ending
40.77 $40.77
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 19th March, 1818. }
Belgrade.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT, Nov r 9 th 181 8
BY THIS I CERTIFY, That it appears by public, official documents remaining in this Department, that Christopher Dunn served as a Soldier in Capt. Maybury's Company, and Col. Tupper's Regiment, (being one of the Regiments in the Massachusetts Line, and on the Continental Establishment,) in the American Army, in the War of the Revolution, from June first 1777 to Dec r 31 st 1779, being three years and  months.
Holden Bradford
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
KENNEBEC, ss.
THE Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies, that the Honorable NATHAN WESTON, Junior, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset ; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand :
Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this nineteenth day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
John Davis

Christopher Dunn
Christopher Dunn, Belgrade, Lt. Col. Infantry Mass. Reg. 1777 to 1780. -
Oct. 2. 1818.
Admitted

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. —
I Christopher Dunn, aged fifty eight years a citizen of the United States, born in Cape Elizabeth, in the District of Maine, but now a resident in Belgrade in the County of Kennebec, and District of Maine aforesaid. do upon Oath testify and declare that I enlisted January 1. 1777. in the war of the revolution against the common enemy upon the continental establishment for the period of three years, and was mustered January 21. 1777. in the company commanded by Cap. Richard Mabury, and regiment commanded by Col Francis, of the Massachusetts line. I fully served the period of my enlistment and was honorably discharged at West Point in the month of December 1779. I was discharged as a fifer having done the duty as such for more than one year. I was in the battle at Hubbardston where my Col Francis  Abel , was killed, and Col. Tupper took the command of our regiment. I was also at the Battle at Stillwater. I wintered one winter at Valley Forge, and was the summer following at the Battle of Monmouth. My discharge I have not preserved, it is not now in existence to my knowledge, my Certificate of marriage & joining the regiment I herewith transmit annexed. From my reduced circumstances in life I now need the assistance of my country for support, and thereby relinquish all claim to any pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States; if any, but I am not to my knowledge borne on any pension list whatever. I request to be placed upon the pension list for the District of Maine. Christopher Dunn
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Kennebec ss. October 2. 1818. Then Christopher Dunn above named, after being duly cautioned, made solemn oath to the truth of the above declaration, by him subscribed. Before me,
Nathan Weston Junr C. Just.
C. Court C Phas 2 E. Circuit.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States.
I the subscriber, being Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kennebec, and Somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor, that Christopher Dunn, a citizen of the United States, now resident in Belgrade, in the said county of Kennebec, in the District of Maine, on the second day of October, A.D. 1810 made appli- cation to me to receive his declaration under oath, and such other evidence as was in his power to produce; and to transmit the same, and the proceedings had thereon, to your Honor; that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States, agreeably to the provisions of an act, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war" passed March 10, A.D. 1810, which declaration, and the other evidence produced by the said applicant, is herewith annexed.
And I do further certify to your Honor, that after a full examination of the said applicant, and a careful consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me that the said applicant did serve as a private soldier, in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment, for more than nine months, as stated in his declaration aforesaid; and that from his reduced circumstances, he merits the assistance of his country for support.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the court in which I preside to be hereunto affixed, this third day of October A.D. 1810. Nathan Weston Jr. C. Just C.C.C. Pleas E.E. Circuit

Bath Maine Sept. 17 1937
Veterans Bureau Washington D. C.
Dear Sirs:
Will you please send me the dates of Christopher Dunn's birth, death , marriage and any information which you may have about his father or dependants.
Both Christopher and his father were in the Revolutionary War. Christopher Dunn was in the 6 th Mass. Regiment under Col Francis and received a pension.
Sincerely
(Mrs) Homer Potter 2 Deering St. Bath, Maine